5 postgame takeaways from Colts' stellar win over Bills

After their Week 6 loss to the New York Jets, the Indianapolis Colts (2-5) were looking to right their ship. This team was in midst of a four-game losing streak and while dealing with several injuries.

If the Colts wanted to fix themselves, they had to put their best foot forward and on Sunday, they did that.

The Colts’ four-game losing streak came to a sudden end as they defeated the Buffalo Bills, 37-5. Sunday’s matchup against the Bills was their third consecutive game against an AFC East opponent, and the Colts were previously 0-2.

What we eventually witnessed was a complete difference in play and execution. The Colts’ offensive success was maintained, but their defensive performance was more consistent and resembled some of their earlier performances in the season.

Here are five postgame takeaways from the Colts’ huge win on Sunday.

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The Colts offense finally had all of their best options available

A huge development that occurred on Sunday besides the Colts winning their second game, was the offense’s relatively clean bill of health. For the first time this season, the Colts had running back Marlon Mack, wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and left tackle Anthony Castonzo inserted their starting lineup.

These three players are all important to the team’s offensive success and it showed on Sunday. Mack produced 159 combined yards and scored two touchdowns. Hilton added another two touchdowns in the goal line.

As for Castonzo, his presence helped the Colts’ offensive line play another good game up front with their protection of Andrew Luck while helping the running game coming alive.

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